Our first rocket launch since late August was a huge success, despite the wind and cold temperatures that left a light dusting of frost on the overnight campers.  The numbers of flights on both days and the motor sizes used are shown in this table:

 

Motor

Saturday

Sunday

Total

A

2

3

5

B

2

 

2

C

13

6

19

D

7

3

10

E

5

2

7

F

7

3

10

G

14

4

18

H

11

8

19

I

2

1

3

J

4

1

5

K

1

1

2

L

 

 

 

M

 

1

1

Total

68

33

101

 

 

As you can see, the extreme high power flights, I motors and bigger, were discouraged by the high winds, but we had a lot of fun with our smaller rockets.   We had a lot of Certification flights this weekend, also.  Phil Gerringer and Mark Brown certified Level 1, Scott Brown and Thomas Finsand certified level 2, and Girard Poirier obtained his NAR level 2 certification.  The high point of the weekend had to be Marc Oullette’s Level 3 certification flight with his beautiful Project Draco, which flew successfully on an Aerotech M1939.

 

                Other highlights of the weekend were Bill Shamblin’s new “Dude” kit flying in the wind on a D and E motor, and Dave Hash’s absolutely stunning scratch-built Pencil rocket.